It's Me Again,
Karen is standing near a flagpole that is 12 feet tall. Karen is 5 feet tall, and the length of her shadow is 4 feet, as shown.
What is the length in feet of the flagpole's shadow?
PLZ HELP!
I believe the answer is 9.6 feet also because if you cross multiply
So, The answer is 9.6, THX!
the ratio of shadow_length to height is the same for pole and girl, so
s/12 = 4/5
The Answers Are-
1.6
1.7
9.6
15.0
PLZ REPLY!
To find the length in feet of the flagpole's shadow, we can use proportions.
We have the information that Karen's height is 5 feet, and the length of her shadow is 4 feet. Let's assume x represents the length of the flagpole's shadow.
We can set up the following proportion:
Karen's height / Karen's shadow length = Flagpole's height / Flagpole's shadow length
Substituting the given values, we get:
5 feet / 4 feet = 12 feet / x
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
5 feet * x = 4 feet * 12 feet
5x = 48 feet
Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 5 to solve for x:
x = 48 feet / 5
Therefore, the length in feet of the flagpole's shadow is 9.6 feet.
Bossy...
Can you even do anything on your own?